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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1948
Page
3
Hyde Park columnist Eleanon myOSEVELT notes the first green shoots, birds feeding, and dogs with spring fever as the season nears. The piece reflects on lingering snow, trudging walks, and a wish to honor young lives lost in the Last War while renewed faith and dreams emerge with spring.
A speaker argues against Secretary Forrestal's two year draft proposal for 3 million men and a nine million Army, contending preparation for war risks peace. He urges avoiding assumptions that the nation seeks inevitable conflict and stresses the need for international agreements before expanding conscription.
The speaker describes flights to Pittsburgh for an evening talk, returns for engagements in New York City on Saturday, and plans to remain in Hyde Park through the week before sailing to England on the Queen Elizabeth.
Former national auto champion Harry Hartz arrives with Bob Crudgington of Studebaker at 201 Fillmore to observe truck market needs. Hartz says the tour is part of a continuous Studebaker research program to gain first hand experience and observations. Oil was discovered in Pennsylvania in 1859.
In Dallas on March 24, a registrar noted two Negro students in UT law class amid ostracism by other Negroes. Registrar Matthews cited resistance within Black leadership against segregation and said efforts to enroll are met with gestures of discouragement. The annual Texas colleges meeting, with nearly 100 colleges represented, continues.
The Business and Professional Women's Club elected new officers at a dinner last night in the Herring Hotel. Iris Fox Graham was chosen as president, with Martha Marie Landers as first vice president, Lorece York as second vice president, Lena D. Hurlbet as treasurer, Elmire Teafon as parliamentarian, and Maggie Caylon as secretary. The group voted $50 to the Chinese Nursing Fund and entertainment included piano solos by Ellis Robinson and readings by Mrs. Doris Hess. Installation is planned for June 22 with May meetings.
Dallas sheriff Steve Guthrie faces a lawsuit for 1732 dollars from Sam Dysterbach Company seeking payment for deputy uniforms ordered June 6. The petition notes 1974 dollars had been paid, Guthrie was unavailable for comment.
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